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Reporting Repnirements: <br />Recipients must use the Standard Form (SF) 425, Federal Financial Report form for all financial reporting. <br />This form is available at http:///www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants—forms. <br />Performance reports must contain: 1) a comparison of actual accomplishments with the goals and objectives <br />of the award as detailed in the approved scope of work; 2) a description of reasons why established goals <br />were not met, if appropriate; and 3) any other pertinent information relevant to the project results. Please <br />include the Service award number provided in the subject line of this letter on all reports. <br />Financial and performance reporting due dates may be extended by the Service upon receipt of a written <br />request addressed to the Service at r4federalassistance@fws.gov identifying the type of report to be <br />extended, the requested revised due date up to 90 days, and a justification for the extension. The Service <br />may approve an additional extension if justified by a catastrophe that significantly impairs the recipient's <br />operations. Requests for reporting due date extensions must be received by the Service no later than one day <br />before the original reporting due date. <br />For Fallare to Report: In accordance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Manual chapter 516 FW 2 <br />Performance Reporting for Grant.and Cooperative Agreement Awards, failure to submit reports by the <br />required due dates may result in the following progressive actions, including but not limited to: <br />a) notifying your State Director in writing that a Financial Status and/or Project Performance <br />-- - Reportwasnot received; <br />'.'-'_- <br />-_-- - ---- _c' _- den -- - - - - ' <br />-'------------_ ymg _the _use -_of Federal=funds=and.all=forms =of matching -funds'=- <br />d) whole or partial suspension, or termination of the current grant award; <br />e) withholding of future awards for the program; and, <br />f) other legal actions as stated in the interim guidance <br />Payments: <br />Your organization has completed enrollment in U.S. Treasury's Automated Standard Application for <br />Payment (ASAP) system. When requesting payment in ASAP, your Payment Requestor will be required to <br />enter an Account ID. The number assigned to this award is the partial Account ID in ASAP. When entering <br />the Account ID in ASAP, the Payment Requestor should enter the award number identified in the subject line <br />on letter followed by a percent sign (%). Refer to the ASAP.gov Help menu for detailed instructions on <br />requesting payments in ASAP. <br />Whistleblower Protection: <br />(a) This award and related subawards and contracts over the simplified acquisition threshold and all <br />employees working on this award and related subawards and contracts over the simplified <br />acquisition threshold are subject to the whistleblower rights and remedies in the pilot program on <br />award recipient employee whistleblower protections established at 41 U.S.C. 4712 by section 828 of <br />the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 112-239). <br />(b) Recipients, and their subrecipients and contractors awarded contracts over the simplified acquisition <br />threshold related to this award, shall inform their employees in writing, in the predominant language <br />of the workforce, of the employee whistleblower rights and <br />gh protections under 41 U.S.C. 4712. <br />(c) The recipient shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subawards and contracts over <br />the simplified acquisition threshold related to this award. <br />E:i11 <br />